Motor vehicle with recesses for carrying warning indicators

Abstract

A motor vehicle designed to carry a foldable warning triangle that can be removed from the vehicle. The vehicle has an opening defined by a boundary edge and covered by a hatch such as a trunk or hood. The hatch is arranged so that it can be moved between a closed position and an open position. The fold-up warning triangle is secured in an edge portion of the hatch that bears against the boundary edge of the opening when the hatch is in the closed position. A warning surface of the warning triangle is visible to other traffic when the hatch is opened. In a preferred embodiment, the fold-up warning triangle is releasably placed in a recess in the edge portion of the hatch. The recess has a wall interrupted by at least one hole through which the warning surface is visible to other traffic when the hatch is open.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A motor vehicle designed to carry a fold-up wanting triangle which can be removed from the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: 
       an opening having a boundary edge;  
       a hatch for covering said opening, said hatch being arranged so that it can move between a closed position and an open position; and  
       an edge portion of said hatch able to secure said at least one fold-up warning triangle in a folded-up position, said edge portion bearing against the boundary edge of the opening in the closed position of said hatch;  
       wherein a reflector material carried by said fold-up warning triangle is visible to other traffic when said hatch is in its position and said fold-up warning triangle is secured in the folded-up position within the edge portion.  
     
     
       2. The motor vehicle according to  claim 1  wherein said reflector material carried by said fold-up warning triangle is situated on one of three legs of said fold-up warning triangle. 
     
     
       3. The motor vehicle according to  claim 1 , further comprising a recess in said edge portion of said hatch, said fold-up warning triangle being releasably fitted therein, said recess having a wall interrupted by at least one bole through which said reflector material carried by said fold-up triangle is visible to other traffic when said hatch is in its open position. 
     
     
       4. The motor vehicle according to  claim 3  wherein said bole is triangle-shaped as a symbolic representation of the shape of said warning triangle in its deployed position. 
     
     
       5. The motor vehicle according to  claim 3  wherein said wall of said recess is interrupted by a number of holes arranged alongside each other. 
     
     
       6. The motor vehicle according to  claim 3  wherein said wall plane of said recess is interrupted by three holes arranged alongside each other. 
     
     
       7. The motor vehicle according to  claim 1  wherein said reflector material is oriented essentially at right angles to a road surface used by the vehicle when said hatch is in its opened position. 
     
     
       8. The motor vehicle according to  claim 1  wherein two fold-up warnings triangles are releasably fitted in respective recesses in said edge portion of said hatch. 
     
     
       9. A motor vehicle comprising a member that is selectably deployable between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the member includes at least a first foldable warning triangle recess formed therein, wherein the member is deployed in the first position and wherein a foldable warning triangle is at least partially disposed within the recess, at least a portion of the foldable warning triangle is observable from an exterior position of the motor vehicle and wherein the member comprises an edge portion of a hatch. 
     
     
       10. The motor vehicle of  claim 9  wherein the member includes at least one opening disposed therethrough such that a portion of the foldable warning triangle is observable through such opening when the foldable warning triangle is disposed within the recess. 
     
     
       11. The motor vehicle of  claim 10  wherein the at least a portion of the foldable warning triangle that is observable from an exterior position of the motor vehicle when the member is deployed in the first position is observable through the at least one opening. 
     
     
       12. The motor vehicle of  claim 11  wherein the first position comprises an opened position and the second position comprises a closed position. 
     
     
       13. The motor vehicle of  claim 12  wherein the member includes at least two recesses such that the member can accommodate at least two folded foldable warning triangles. 
     
     
       14. The motor vehicle of  claim 12  wherein the at least one opening has a triangular shape.